Clinical, biochemical and utrasonographic presentation of Cirrhosis of liver in a tertiary care hospital

Abstract

Objective: This study was designed to see the presentation and frequency of viral actiology in chronic liver disease (CLD) in hospitalised patients. 

Materials & Methods: Retrospective study included all hospitalised patients with CLD and decompensated cirrhosis. Data were retrieved from registrar and analysed. 

Results: Total 185 cases of Chronic liver disease with or without decompensation were included. Age of varied from 15 years to 87 years with mean 55.43 and SD 13.13. Among them 107 (57.8%) and 78 (42.2%) were male and female respectively. About three-fourth of patients were above 45 years age group. Common presentations were ascites (118, 65%), abdominal pain (87, 47.0%), oedema (39, 21.1%) and encephalopathy (23, 12.4%). In this series 86 (46.5%), 08 (4.3%) and one (0.5%) had hepatitis B, hepatitis C infection and Wilson's disease respectively. In this series 45 (24.3%) patients had gall stone disease. 

Conclusion: Common reasons for hospitalisation were ascites, abdominal pain, oedema and encephalopathy. Hepatitis B Virus infection was the common actiology of CLD and cirrhosis.